Geraldine
Calling Home: Flick Taylor in Laikipia County, Kenya
Flick Taylor is currently living in a tent on her and husband Sam's plot in Laikipia County in Kenya while the family build a new home. It's a world away from her early upbringing on a farm in rural… Audio
Geraldine farmers go to bat for endangered species
Award winning wagyu beef farmers Evan and Clare Chapman were going to cut down a row of willows at their Kakahu property until they discovered a colony of long-tailed bats/pekapeka had made the old… Audio, Gallery
When the chips are down
Groundwater scientists are using John Saywell's Canterbury farm to measure how well buried trenches filled with woodchips and bacteria break down nitrates in drainage water. Audio, Gallery
Regional Snapshot - Geraldine
The Weekend heads to South Canterbury where community board member and local reporter for the Geraldine News Jan Finlayson joins us. Jan is also vice president of the Federated Mountain Clubs of New… Audio
Rebecca Lees - Incredible Edibles
They have runnerbeans growing up the side of a police station in Canterbury, and if you pick them you won't get arrested. They're there - like many of the fruit and vegies growing in Geraldine - for… Audio, Gallery
Incredible Edible takes root in Geraldine
A project in Geraldine to create an edible landscape is thriving with fruit trees and vegetable plots around the town. It is part of the Incredible Edible movement - where community gardens are not… Audio, Gallery
Fire investigators head to Geraldine
Fire investigators are heading to Geraldine after a motel unit in the town caught fire last night.
Roadmap - Geraldine
We're in Geraldine where Sam Lees and an army of volunteers are 'edibilizing" the town centre, with a new spin on community gardens, and Gavin Oliver is sharing his passion for bees. Plus, we'll tell… Audio
Trial and Error
The 2014 New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association Tux South Island and New Zealand Championship is being hosted by the Geraldine Collie Dog Club at Waihi Station near Geraldine. There are four events… Audio
Aldous Harding
Anika Moa could be credited with discovering Hannah Harding. She was busking on the streets of Geraldine, trying to raise the funds for a ticket to Anika's show that night, and ended up on stage… Audio